Rikhia Bhukta- PhD
- PhD Student at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Rikhia Bhukta
- PhD
- PhD Student at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
My research interests lie in development economics, applied econometrics, and policy evaluation.
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Introduction
I am a job market PhD candidate in the Department of Economic Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. My research interests lie in labour economics, gender economics, energy economics and household finance. More specifically, I am interested in studying the driving factors behind the economic and social progress of marginalised communities in India, like women and marginalised castes. I hold a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
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This study examines how digital financial services (DFS) drive labor reallocation in India, leveraging nationally representative data and a two-stage least squares approach. For men, DFS facilitates a shift from agricultural self-employment to formal wage employment. For women, it reduces unpaid labor, promoting entry into formal work and increasin...
This study examines the effects of community-level electrification on women’s social autonomy in India using panel household survey, administrative and satellite data spanning over two decades. Using flexible difference-in-difference estimators, we find that higher community-level electricity hours improve women’s autonomy captured via reduced inci...
Utilizing a novel theoretical model and a regression discontinuity design (RDD), we analyze the causal impact of a nationwide bank expansion policy on economic inequality in a major emerging economy. Our analysis reveals significant reductions in both consumption and wealth inequality within treated regions, alongside β-Convergence in income and co...
This study examines the effects of community-level electrification on women's social autonomy in India using panel household survey data, administrative data and satellite data spanning over two decades. Using flexible difference-indifference estimators, we find higher community-level electricity hours reduce incidence of sexual violence against wo...
Mangrove ecosystems, over the entire world, are shrinking at a vulnerable rate. The rate of decline is so alarming that mangroves are supposed to be lost within the next hundred years or so. One of the main reasons behind this is that most of the benefits derived from the mangroves are not valued in the traditional market system and people as a res...
